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2 October 2020
Manchester Metropolitan locked down 1,700 students on Friday night Last Friday night, Manchester Metropolitan University told around 1,700 students to self-isolate…
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28 August 2020
Scapegoats, U-turns, dithering and confusion reign in Westminster It's been another week of scapegoating, dithering and U-turns from the Westminster government.…
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21 August 2020
A-level results chaos This week has been a grade-A government fiasco . It began with A-level students facing complete chaos . Last week they had received grades…
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14 August 2020
A-level chaos and confusion as minister accused of making up policy on the hoof A-level results day was one of chaos and confusion , rather than celebration yesterday.…
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31 July 2020
New study demonstrates huge local economic impact of universities amid bankruptcy fears Universities typically support up to one additional job in the immediate…
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24 July 2020
Universities to cut thousands of academics on fixed-term contracts On Monday, the Financial Times reported that UK universities are cutting thousands of academics…
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17 July 2020
UCU accuses ministers of using looming financial crisis to try and impose severe restrictions on universities Yesterday UCU attacked the government's most recent…
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16 July 2020
UCU today accused ministers of using a looming financial crisis to try and impose severe restrictions on universities. Government guidance says not all universities…
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10 July 2020
Gavin Williamson speech response: Road to recovery must not involve cutting access to education Yesterday UCU slammed the government's latest plans for further…
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3 July 2020
Latest government support package for higher education fails to put students and staff at the centre of recovery plans On Saturday, UCU said a government package…
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